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Tucson Shooting Hero Slams Issa on Gun Control

Patricia Maisch not a fan of plan to charge Eric Holder with contempt

(Newser) - Rep. Darrell Issa and his House Oversight Committee should spend less time investigating Attorney General Eric Holder over the Fast and Furious scandal and more time actually worrying about gun control, argues a hero of the Tucson shootings that wounded Rep. Gabrielle Giffords. Patricia Maisch , 63, who wrestled a loaded... More »

Giffords' Old Nemesis Wins GOP Primary for Her Seat

Jesse Kelly almost unseated former congresswoman in 2010

(AP) - Voters in southern Arizona's 8th Congressional District last night chose Republican Jesse Kelly to face former Gabrielle Giffords aide Ron Barber in a special election to replace the wounded ex-congresswoman. Barber and Kelly will face off in June, but the two opponents have already started the war of words,... More »

Giffords Aide to Run for Her Seat

Ron Barber was shot in Tucson, too

(Newser) - Former Gabrielle Giffords aide and fellow shooting survivor Ron Barber intends to run to replace Giffords in Congress, he announced today. Barber was shot twice in the Tucson shooting spree that nearly killed Giffords, according to the Hill . "While there will never be anyone who can fill Congresswoman Giffords’... More »

Bloomberg Rips Congress Over Stalled Gun Control Laws

New York mayor evokes Gabrielle Giffords in criticism of Capitol Hill

(Newser) - New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg wants to know "who has to get killed" for Congress to support gun control laws. Appearing on Meet the Press today, Bloomberg said he has made a gun control ad with Boston Mayor Thomas Menino to air during the Super Bowl, Mediaite reports. Then... More »

Missouri Lawmakers Find Crosshairs on Doors

Five Democrats and one Republican were targets

(Newser) - Barely a year after Gabrielle Giffords was shot after a controversial ad showed rifle crosshairs over her district and those of other Democrats in Congress, five Democratic Missouri state senators and one Republican member of the state House found similar images on their office doors, reports the Columbia Daily Tribune... More »

Gabrielle Giffords Resigns

'I will recover, and will return,' resignation letter promises

(Newser) - Gabrielle Giffords was feted by colleagues including Nancy Pelosi, Steny Hoyer, and Debbie Wasserman Schultz today in her last day on the House floor. "Today I know that now is not the time. I have more work to do on my recovery before I can again serve in elected... More »

Giffords: I'm Leaving Congress

'I have more work to do,' says Arizona congresswoman

(Newser) - Rep. Gabrielle Giffords is stepping down from the Arizona congressional seat that nearly cost her her life, she announced in a YouTube video posted today. "Arizona is my home. Always will be. A lot has happened over this past year," she says, voicing her hopes for progress on... More »

Tucson Survivor: Giffords 'Makes Me Want to Vomit'

George Morris was at grocery store event to reprimand her

(Newser) - Gabrielle Giffords doesn't have to face a ton of partisan rancor these days—but that doesn't extend to George Morris. Morris, a self-described "ultraconservative" in Giffords' district, went to her Congress on Your Corner event on the day of the shooting to reprimand her for voting for... More »

At Vigil, Giffords Recites 'Pledge of Allegiance'

Stunned crowd moved to tears

(Newser) - Congresswoman Gabby Giffords brought down the house last night with a resounding declaration of the "Pledge of Allegiance" at a candlelight vigil marking the first anniversary of the day she was shot in the head by a gunman. Her voice rang out sure and strong as she led the... More »

Hundreds Remember Giffords Shooting

Survivors, family members place roses for shooting victims

(Newser) - Hundreds gathered today in a huge Tucson cathedral to remember the horrifying day a year ago when Gabrielle Giffords was severely wounded in a gunman's rampage , the AP reports. A pastor read the names of six people killed in the shooting, inviting survivors and family members to place red... More »

A Year Later, Giffords Heads to Tucson

Giffords visits grocery store site of massacre for first time

(Newser) - A year after she was rushed, clinging to life, from a Tucson Safeway, Gabrielle Giffords yesterday returned to the scene of the shootings that killed six people, reports Reuters . Giffords and husband Mark Kelly also visited the intensive care unit where she was taken, and a nearby hiking trail, which... More »

Giffords' Hubby Has Bone to Pick With Boehner

House speaker didn't come visit her while in Houston, Mark Kelly writes

(Newser) - Mark Kelly is giving John Boehner a verbal slap over his less-than-heartfelt response to Gabby Giffords' shooting. In Gabby: A Story of Courage and Hope, Mark Kelly writes that Boehner never quite bothered to visit Giffords, even though he was in Houston, where Giffords was recovering, for the NCAA Final... More »

Giffords: I'll Go Back to Congress When I Get 'Better'

Full '20/20' interview documents recovery

(Newser) - Gabrielle Giffords worked hard to walk and talk in last night’s 20/20 interview, but even as she gave brief answers to Diane Sawyer’s questions, it was clear the congresswoman could still understand and had retained her memory. Will she return to Congress? Only when she gets “better,... More »

Giffords Speaks: It's 'Difficult'

Congresswoman smiles, speaks clearly in first interview since shooting

(Newser) - In her first interview since she was shot in the head 10 months ago, Gabrielle Giffords, speaking in clear voice, tells ABC 's Diane Sawyer that she is feeling "pretty good." When asked "is it painful," Giffords, seated with husband Mark Kelly responds: "It'... More »

Giffords Vows to Return to Work

In her new book "Gabby," congresswoman says she'll carry on

(Newser) - Gabrielle Giffords intends to return to Congress, she vows in a one-page statement at the end of the upcoming memoir Gabby: A Story of Courage and Hope, out Nov. 15. The rest of the book is written by husband Mark Kelly, according to the AP , which got an advance copy,... More »

Giffords Narrates Last Chapter of Her Audiobook

Public can hear her voice for first time since shooting

(Newser) - Another milestone to mark in Gabrielle Giffords’ recovery: In the audio edition of her upcoming memoir, the congresswoman herself reads aloud the last chapter. A spokesperson confirms to the Arizona Republic that Giffords has completed the recording for Gabby: A Story of Courage and Hope , to be released Nov. 15.... More »

Psychologist: Loughner Now Accepts Giffords Is Alive

Jared Lee Loughner makes first court appearance since May

(Newser) - There were no outbursts in Jared Lee Loughner's first court appearance since May, but there were plenty of revelations. In a hearing centered on whether Loughner can be made competent enough to stand trial, prison psychologist Christina Pietz explained that Loughner does know he killed people in Tucson in... More »

Diane Sawyer Scores 1st Giffords Interview

Just ahead of publication of memoir with Mark Kelly

(Newser) - Gabrielle Giffords and Mark Kelly's memoir hits the streets in two months, and just ahead of that Diane Sawyer will air the first interview with the couple, reports ABC News . Gabby: A Story of Courage and Hope, co-written with The Last Lecture co-author Jeffrey Zaslow, will publish Nov.... More »

Ariz. GOP Raffles Brand of Gun Used to Shoot Giffords

For $10, Pima County Republicans could win a Glock

(Newser) - Awkward: The prize for a Republican fundraiser raffle in Arizona is … the same brand of gun used to shoot the state’s Democratic congresswoman, Gabrielle Giffords. And it's in her own district: The Pima County Republican Party announced the raffle in an Aug. 26 e-newsletter, the Huffington Post... More »

Loughner's Condition Deteriorates

He is 'less psychotic,' but sobs uncontrollably at times

(Newser) - The details of Jared Lee Loughner's fragile condition were brought to the fore yesterday during a three-hour hearing that ended with US District Judge Larry Burns agreeing that Loughner can continue to be forcibly medicated, as he has been since July 18. In explaining his decision, Burns described the... More »

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